Field description functionality in D365 F&O

Some of the more complex fields have field descriptions. These descriptions appear when you hover over a field. You can also view and export descriptions on the Field descriptions page.

Not all pages have field descriptions. Microsoft provide descriptions only for the more complex fields, not where the use of the field is obvious. Therefore, some pages don't have any field descriptions, some pages have a few descriptions, and some of the more complex pages, such as many of the parameter’s pages, have many descriptions.

Navigate to Common >> Inquiries >> Field descriptions

You can use either the name of the page that is shown in the user interface (UI) (for example, Customers) or the code name (AOT name) that's available when you right-click a page (for example, CustTable).

Also, there will be check box – If you click on yes, it will show the fields with descriptions.

Suppose I have selected batch job page. Now it will show all the fields with descriptions.

To export all data, Click the Open in Microsoft Office button in the upper-right corner, and then click “FieldDescriptionTmp”.

Refer to the below screenshot for exporting field descriptions.

Thanks.